NameMathias Riegelsberger
Birth9 Feb 1865, Fautenbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany3,5,6
Baptism12 Feb 1865, St. Bernhard Church, Fautenbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Death1 Jun 1942, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio?
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationMiner (in Germany); foreman at a brewery--1900; farmer on his own farm--1910; farmer on a general farm--1920; laborer in an elevator factory--1930.
Spouses
BirthJul 1871, Germany3
Death1909, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio
FlagsDied in or After Childbirth
Marriage1891, Buffalo, Erie County, New York?
ChildrenJosef A. (1892-)
 Gertrude T. (1894-1974)
 Francis (Frank) (1896-)
 Anton (Anthony) (1898-)
 John (~1902-)
 Edward Paul (1903-1967)
Birthabt 1869, New York, United States of America4
Notes for Mathias Riegelsberger
Source: www.findagrave.com; and Ancestry.com—U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925; and New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
He sailed from LeHavre France on the ship “Germanic,” arriving in New York, New York on May 13 1885.
On his passport application for a trip to Germany and Switzerland in May of 1924 Mathias reported:
He was born in Fautenbach, Germany on February 9, 1865 and his father was Engelbert Riegelsberger.
He had sailed to the United States from Le Havre, France about May 1885 and had resided in Buffalo, New York; New York City; and Avon, Ohio.
On October 19, 1892 he became a naturalized citizen while living in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. His current residence was Avon, Ohio.
In 1900 Matthias and his wife lived in The Bronx, New York, New York with four children. In 1910 he and his seven children lived in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio. The 1910 census reported that his oldest son Joseph was born in Ohio.
In 1920 he lived in Avon with his sons Francis and Edward. In 1930 he lived in Buffalo, Erie County, New York with his wife Caroline.
Notes for Theresa (Spouse 1)
Source: www.findagrave.com.
Theresa immigrated in 1885. As of 1900 she had had five children of whom four were living.
Notes for Caroline (Spouse 2)
Her parents were from Germany.
According to the 1930 census she was first married at age 23.
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